Friday, May 18th, 2012
Animating Symbols with the Bone Tool
Published on January 28, 2009 by Chad Troftgruben · 109 CommentsIn three minutes I cover how to animate a series of symbols with the Flash CS4 Bone Tool. This is a follow up to the first Bone Tutorial and is recommended you watch that one first so you can get the full benefit of this tutorial.
Tags: animation, bone tool, symbols
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[..YouTube..] Cool Work,amazing vid
[..YouTube..] Well… I did.(4rth person)
[..YouTube..] Is This Animator Free? If It Is Can You Send Me The Link To Download?
[..YouTube..] For me as a starter of learning in animation and I found that all these teaching videos are so much useful. I would love to recommend them to everyone who’s interested in animation. Thank you for the lessons!
[..YouTube..] BOOM, I was your third! OH YEAH.
[..YouTube..] no
[..YouTube..] @irock6671 no
[..YouTube..] But will it blend?
[..YouTube..] “cannot link to grouped objects”…….?
[..YouTube..] i made an arm on my animation and even when it is moved to like a natural position the line scrunch up and get all jacked up! please help me):
[..YouTube..] adobe flash is not free…. but you can do a 30 trial and see if you like it and after that if you like it you can buy it.
[..YouTube..] @irock6671 adobe flash is not free…. but you can do a 30 trial and see if you like it and after that if you like it you can buy it.
[..YouTube..] is this program freeplz answer
[...] Animating Symbols using the bone tool [...]
[..YouTube..] hey, um can u plz help me i have a problem with adding bones to symbols, whenever i try to add bones to any symbol , when i click and drag.. that circle sign thingy appears next to the bone and doesnt allow me to add bones plz help!,i can add bones for shapes but not symbols!
[..YouTube..] So if you animate a person with bone tool using symbols, you create a new layer for the arm, the head and stuff because you can only have one bone on a symbol ?
[..YouTube..] I have anime studio pro 8 and it’s good but I’m gonna buy adobe flash too:)
[..YouTube..] warez-bb
[..YouTube..] @roflspore warez-bb
[..YouTube..] this is not “animating” u prick, just creating some bones rofl
[..YouTube..] i didnt know you can use symbols with the bone tool,you made my day
[..YouTube..] I feel like a derp… but I think I was on my ipod when I saw this so I did not see the desc -___-.
[..YouTube..] @noGAMEjumping I feel like a derp… but I think I was on my ipod when I saw this so I did not see the desc -___-.
[..YouTube..] FUCKING FACEPALM!!!!!!!!!
[..YouTube..] @roflspore FUCKING FACEPALM!!!!!!!!!
[..YouTube..] Pivot minus frame by frame animation
[..YouTube..] @2kidd2 Pivot minus frame by frame animation
[..YouTube..] hey? how to put many symbols into 1 layer?
[..YouTube..] Wouldn’t it make sense to make one more bone going to the bottom of the last link in the chain?
[..YouTube..] boobs
[..YouTube..] subscribed
[..YouTube..] easiest way to say about bone tool : Pin Joint
[..YouTube..] Fail
[..YouTube..] @ivanthehackerful Fail
[..YouTube..] What’s the difference between a drawing and a symbol?
[..YouTube..] i clicked this because it looked like a dildo…
[..YouTube..] Yeah, experiment and be patient
[..YouTube..] @IncrediMedia Yeah, experiment and be patient
[..YouTube..] is it possible to make a stickman this way ?
[..YouTube..] YES! ANIMATED RAGDOLLS!!!!!!!!
[..YouTube..] @mechamind90 good for you
[..YouTube..] dreg or drag dude..
[..YouTube..] If you want to become a famous animator, Say heaps of funny stuff on comments and everyone will be like…WOW! That guys FUNNY, I’m now going to his channel…I think this will get people on my profile…like….3 people….
[..YouTube..] u forgot to convert the symbols into movie clip….
[..YouTube..] @James29440 hahaha.. do i care.. u fucking stupid..
[..YouTube..] @psychodelic56 Thank you Capt. obvious, you may now return to your previous schedule of blowing your boyfriend and going ass to mouth..
[..YouTube..] @James29440 THIS IS ADOBE FLASH CS4 U DUMB ASSS
[..YouTube..] the boner tool
[..YouTube..] gr8 work. thanks for sharing. luv it…flash4frredotnet
[..YouTube..] gr8 work. thanks for sharing.
[..YouTube..] @roflspore adobe.com
[..YouTube..] Thanks for the help.. Would this be the best way to animate links on a conveyor belt?
[..YouTube..] @mechamind90 Me either. V,, ^_^
[..YouTube..] @James29440 Um sir, this is flash cs5. I’m pretty sure the bone tool doesn’t exist in photoshop.(:
[..YouTube..] I have Photoshop CS4, but I can’t seem to find the bone tool
[..YouTube..] I would imagine you could get past the last anchor point. Maybe add an “invisible object” make it really small and the same color as the object you want the last link on so the object will be the last symbol, but will appear as if it isn’t there. For instance on the last chain link add a small gray dot as the last symbol so technically the small dot would be the anchor point allowing you to freely and successfully animate the final chain link.
[..YouTube..] When I paste an image it wont let me use bone tool anyone want to help me
[..YouTube..] Knock for BBW women naneedj.info
[..YouTube..] where do i get this program?
[..YouTube..] how do i take a videothats not mine then edit it ?
[..YouTube..] You are very good at teaching. Thumbs up.
[..YouTube..] How to download flash?
[..YouTube..] how do i make the last link go to the back? like if i wanted one “link” to be on top of another?
How did you make those links? I’m lame at this so can you show me how to make them?
[..YouTube..] I have a problem. When I try to add a bone, it says:” The shape is too complex. Please optimize or turn into a movie clip.” So, I turn it into a movie clip, and the bone won’t show up!
[..YouTube..] so can you make a symbol with multiple layers? im confusedbut man you rock you explain things in a normal way keep it up
[..YouTube..] the bone tool is communist
[..YouTube..] Ready to night party and meet naughty women **mworld5.info**
[..YouTube..] I need help! Whenever I use the Bone Tool on a symbol, it won’t work! If I drag down the Bone Tool on a normal drawing, it works, but when I use it on a symbol, it just disappears! Help me please:((( I’m getting frustrated.
[..YouTube..] @Zega000 cs5 technically, if anything use adobe because macromedia is outdated
[..YouTube..] I can not wait to use Flash. ^_^
[..YouTube..] which version of flash is better to animate with? CS4 or 8?
[..YouTube..] Keep manipulating your bone tool buddy
[..YouTube..] when i try to make a bone with bone tool, i can press but the bone doesnt show up, its that little inhibition (ban) sign ? is something locked ?
[..YouTube..] can you merge layers in Flash ? like in photoshop ? like get them into one ?
[..YouTube..] Could you guys please help me? I have put up a video and it shows me trying to use the bone tool and failing. It is in the video responses so could you please help?Thanks.
[..YouTube..] you are awsomeeeeeee
[..YouTube..] bone tool called rigging look in you on 3d maya
[..YouTube..] what do you use to record the screen? and what mic do you use?
[..YouTube..] @piKgoma Not unless you’re wearing Gym Shorts.
[..YouTube..] Bone tool make life easier XD
[..YouTube..] Thank you. ^_^
[..YouTube..] Gracias!!
[..YouTube..] WOWit sounds simple when you explain.before i din’t get it
[..YouTube..] Love the bone tool, helps out with animation!
[..YouTube..] Honestly? This is the MOST helpful tut you made. Thanks!
[..YouTube..] your amazing dude, thankyou.
[..YouTube..] thank youuuuuuuuu
[..YouTube..] ye i like to bone
[..YouTube..] Anyone that doesn’t have the Bone Tool in the Tools Panel in Adobe Flash (it is not available in Macromedia Flash I think), has Adobe Flash CS3 or older. Only Adobe Flash CS4 and later versions have it. This may have been stated before, I don’t know. Just iterating it if it has been stated, as there are a lot of questions about the existence of the Bone Tool.
[..YouTube..] Im such a noob, I don’t even know how to put symbols on top of each other <_>
[..YouTube..] @Shadow9T then optimize it. genius.
[..YouTube..] I cant do anything, it says that the shape is too complex and that I should optimize it ><
[..YouTube..] hey chad
[..YouTube..] @2kidd2 no.
[..YouTube..] @2kidd2 I know right! but even better!
[..YouTube..] @011assasin that’s why i asked……….. dumbass.
Faggot.
[..YouTube..] @echo12217 Than you probely dont have cs4 or 5
[..YouTube..] um.. would if your flash dosen’t have the bone tool? i’ve searched for it everywhere but i can’t find it
[..YouTube..] are these drawings created on adobe flash or are they created on another program?
[..YouTube..] ty!
[..YouTube..] I am adding this video to my Bookmarks toolbar.
[..YouTube..] my pictures always turn upside down and my bone tool says wont work with a group when i try to put it on my leg wtf is the problem can you help?
[..YouTube..] @kanefamilyrecords right click > break apart
[..YouTube..] @ElectricifyTV XD no ur not!
[..YouTube..] How do you re-order the symbols? I’m creating a side view of a character with bones however some body parts overlap areas they shouldn’t and I need to re-order them.
If you right click on an individual graphical element of the Armature and open the menu — underneath “free transform” is “arrange.” Using arrange you can change order to modify overlap.
[..YouTube..] Hey, when I select my bone tool and start drawing with it nothing happens. I’m drawing a picture with the brush tool and I’m trying to animate it. Any insight as to why this happens would be great. -thanks